19990503: Mobile-NOUS (fwd)

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• Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 13:59:09 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT MON MAY 3 1999
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES   
 
SUBJECT   SHORT-FUSED PRODUCT TRANSFER TO THE MOBILE /MOB/
          WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...JUNE 22 1999
 
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 22 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/ OR 1200 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...1600
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SHORT-FUSED FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 1 COUNTY IN WEST-CENTRAL ALABAMA /TABLE 1/
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MOBILE
ALABAMA /MOB/ FROM THE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BHM/ WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE. THIS TRANSFER WILL ENABLE IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO
THIS COUNTY.
 
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 2 /SHORT-FUSED/ AND TABLE 3 /RELATED PRODUCTS/
FOR THIS COUNTY USING THE MOB IDENTIFIER.
 
TABLE 1.  COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM BHM TO MOB
 
COUNTY         UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE      UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE   
MARENGO        ALC091-                  ALZ039-
 
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO MOB.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING.
 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
 
TORNADO WARNING        /NEW/ BHMTORMOB       WFUS52 KMOB
                     * /OLD/ BHMTORBHM       WFUS1 KBHM
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM    /NEW/ BHMSVRMOB       WUUS52 KMOB
WARNING              * /OLD/ BHMSVRBHM       WUUS1 KBHM
 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING    /NEW/ BHMFFWMOB       WGUS52 KMOB
                     * /OLD/ BHMFFWBHM       WRUS1 KBHM
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS RELATED TO SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THE
FOLLOWING.
                                        
PRODUCT                 NWWS ID              WMO HEADING
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST     /NEW/ BHMNOWMOB      FPUS72 KMOB
                      * /OLD/ BHMNOWBHM      FPUS74 KBHM
 
SEVERE WEATHER          /NEW/ BHMSVSMOB      WWUS52 KMOB 
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ BHMSVSBHM      WWUS34 KBHM
 
SPECIAL WEATHER         /NEW/ BHMSPSMOB      WWUS42 KMOB 
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ BHMSPSBHM      WWUS35 KBHM
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT   /NEW/ BHMFFSMOB      WGUS72 KMOB
                      * /OLD/ BHMFFSBHM      RWUS32 KBHM
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION      /NEW/ BHMPNSMOB      AXUS42 KMOB
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ BHMPNSBHM      ABUS34 KBHM
 
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE /NEW/ BHMCEMMOB      WOUS42 KMOB
                      * /OLD/ BHMCEMBHM      WMUS40 KBHM
 
LOCAL STORM REPORT      /NEW/ BHMLSRMOB      WWUS52 KMOB
                      * /OLD/ BHMLSRBHM      WWUS30 KBHM
 
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MOB COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
 
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-10...A-38 AND A-40.  THIS SERVICE CHANGE ALSO CHANGES WSOM
CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A...PAGE A-49
AND A-50.
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
 
RANDY MCKEE                             GARY PETTI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                 METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE                NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 AIRPORT BLVD                       465 WEATHERVANE ROAD
MOBILE AL 36608                         ALABASTER AL 35007
334-633-6443                            205-664-3010
 
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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